So the first episode of Breaking Bad spin-off/prequel 'Better Call Saul' is up on Netflix now, with the second episode up tomorrow.

IMO the first episode was great, I loved it. Better than the Breaking Bad pilot, and I'm wanting more already. There are some nice tie-ins to BB as well, although I hope the show doesn't rely on doing this too much.

Overall the show is very similar to BB in tone and stylistically as well. Can't wait to see more, nice job Vince Gilligan.

I knew something wasn't going to go right with the plan to hit the car, as Saul explained the plan beforehand so the show was never going to explain it then show it happen, as that would be needlessly doubling up. However what I thought was going to happen was that the guy being hit would actually be paralysed/killed, so it still surprised me with the hit and run.

It was a good ending too, although I am worried that there will be too many cameo Breaking Bad appearances - Mike's seemed completely unnecessary?

I knew something wasn't going to go right with the plan to hit the car, as Saul explained the plan beforehand so the show was never going to explain it then show it happen, as that would be needlessly doubling up. However what I thought was going to happen was that the guy being hit would actually be paralysed/killed, so it still surprised me with the hit and run.

It was a good ending too, although I am worried that there will be too many cameo Breaking Bad appearances - Mike's seemed completely unnecessary?

I agree it did seem a little unnecessary, but I'm sure the cameos and throwbacks will get a little less frequent further in when everyone sees the show can stand on it's own (it already can tbh but a lot of people are probably dismissing)

Also in BB everything seemed to get resolved or come back to down the line so I'm sure we'll see Mike again actually doing something of importance

So far it is really good.
Seems to get going a lot faster than Breaking Bad did.
I really can't wait too see more.

As people have already mentioned, Mike's cameo is an odd one.
It doesn't seem to make much sense really, no idea why he's doing that job
Also, Michael Mando is really good in this, I assume he'll end up being the villain or something of this series, but the character is pretty good, even though I can't quite shake the fact that the character is pretty damn similar to Vaas, either that's what the directors wanted, or Michael Mando only seems to play slightly insane criminals.

Rawrgna wrote:i really enjoyed the first two episodes and the details that were there as mentioned earlier

although im not sure i think maybe it will be Tuco who is the "Big Bad" considering theres still time before we see how he gets to his position from Season 1 of Breaking Bad?

Loved the first two episodes.

I don't think they'll go down that route with Tuco being the main antagonist though. He's already had that place in Breaking Bad Season 1 and part of S2. I think that the guy talking to Saul at the end could turn out to be the 'big bad' - and that he might do something to Tuco that causes him to be very wary of his accomplices (hence why he kicked the eton mess out of that bodyguard guy in Season 1 of BB). Just a theory.

OrangeRakoon wrote:Yes that was the worst part of Breaking Bad by a country mile

Yeah, it was goddamn polarising.

Never watched a scene that I hated yet loved. I think it was just about worth it for watching Gus almost escape death until the fantastic reveal. But yeah, you really had to suspend all manner of disbelief in a show grounded to normalcy.

I guess my point to the Saul thing is, can't be as bad as that moment can it, really? Haha! XD